Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a red background (b) a wide margin (c) a warm orange glow (d) pastel tones
- 2.Which of these is about colour? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) pastel tones (c) a heart symbol (d) a zigzag edge
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rounded box (b) a circle badge (c) a triangle sign (d) blue and green shades
- 4.🎨 What is typography? (a) a photo filter (b) the colour wheel (c) the style of the text (d) the paper size
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hexagon icon (b) a gap between pictures (c) a heart symbol (d) a circle badge
- 6.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a circle badge”? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) line
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) empty area round text (b) a gap between pictures (c) a warm orange glow (d) a wide margin
- 8.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
- 9.True or false: “a serif typeface” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an underline under words (b) a red background (c) a warm orange glow (d) blue and green shades
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a circle badge (b) a rounded box (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a heart symbol
- 12.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a geometric shape (b) a font (c) a margin (d) an organic shape
- 13.True or false: “room to breathe” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) white space (b) a mistake (c) a shadow (d) dead pixels
- 15.🎨 Which element of design is this: “italic words”? (a) space (b) line (c) colour (d) typography
- 16.True or false: “empty area round text” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is about line? (a) a triangle sign (b) pastel tones (c) a red background (d) an underline under words
- 18.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) so it stands out (b) to hide it (c) to waste paper (d) to print faster
- 19.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) shape (b) typography (c) space (d) colour
- 20.Which of these is about space? (a) room to breathe (b) a warm orange glow (c) italic words (d) a red background
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rounded box (b) an underline under words (c) a thin dividing stroke (d) a thick border round it
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a serif typeface (b) letter size and style (c) spacing between letters (d) a zigzag edge
- 23.Which of these is about colour? (a) blue and green shades (b) a wide margin (c) a bold heading font (d) a circle badge
- 24.Which of these is about space? (a) a rounded box (b) a wide margin (c) a serif typeface (d) spacing between letters
- 25.Which of these is about colour? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) a thick border round it (c) an underline under words (d) a warm orange glow
- 26.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a serif typeface”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) typography (d) line
- 27.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a warm orange glow”? (a) line (b) typography (c) shape (d) colour
- 28.True or false: “blue and green shades” is about colour. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎨 Which element of design is this: “an underline under words”? (a) shape (b) typography (c) colour (d) line
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thick border round it (b) an underline under words (c) a heart symbol (d) a zigzag edge
- 31.Which of these is about space? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a zigzag edge (c) a gap between pictures (d) a dotted path to follow
- 32.Which of these is about line? (a) a thick border round it (b) a triangle sign (c) blue and green shades (d) a wide margin
- 33.True or false: “a dotted path to follow” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a bold heading font”? (a) colour (b) space (c) typography (d) shape
- 35.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) colour (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 36.🎨 Which element of design is this: “room to breathe”? (a) line (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) empty area round text (b) a dotted path to follow (c) a zigzag edge (d) a thick border round it
- 38.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a gap between pictures”? (a) colour (b) line (c) typography (d) space
- 39.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) typography (b) line (c) colour (d) shape
- 40.True or false: “empty area round text” is about line. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a wide margin
- pastel tones
- blue and green shades
- the style of the text
- a gap between pictures
- shape
- a warm orange glow
- line
- False
- an underline under words
- a dotted path to follow
- an organic shape
- False
- white space
- typography
- True
- an underline under words
- so it stands out
- colour
- room to breathe
- a rounded box
- a zigzag edge
- blue and green shades
- a wide margin
- a warm orange glow
- typography
- colour
- True
- line
- a heart symbol
- a gap between pictures
- a thick border round it
- True
- typography
- line
- space
- empty area round text
- space
- line
- False
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